Colour

#7994CF

#7994CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7994CF is a blue with RGB values 121, 148, 207 and HSL 221°, 47%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7994CF

RGBrgb(121, 148, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5804, 0.8118

RGB percentages47.5%, 58%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(221.2, 47.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 41.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK41.5%, 28.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,967,951

CSS custom property--colour: #7994CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#866B30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F99D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7791CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5BA0A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CFB479

Analogous#79BFCF, #8979CF

Triadic#CF7994, #94CF79

Split complementary#CF8979, #BFCF79

Tetradic#CF79BF, #CFB479, #79CF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAEEF7

Lighter +20%#C4D0EA

Lighter +10%#9FB2DC

Darker −10%#5376C2

Darker −20%#3C5DA6

Darker −30%#2E4881

Darker −40%#21335B

More saturated +25%#628CE6

Less saturated −25%#909CB8

Channel breakdown

R121

G148

B207

Red121 (47.5%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue221.16°

Saturation (HSL)47.25%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 94 · B CF

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